What dramas are you currently watching?

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Gonna watch Anego epi 9. And hopefully 10 and the SP before So You Think You Can Dance comes on! :woot:

Wynter wrote::sweat:

explicated disagreement.

Tu_triky wrote:

explicated disagreement.

Eh? On whose part?

Gonna watch epi 10 of Anego while I eat some Pizza. :drooling:

I am baffled by so much hostility being directed at Kyoko Fukada. As a non-Japanese non-male, I find her very sweet and delightful. It's not everyone who can act the innocent ingenue without a drop of self-consciousness or phony coquettishness. That's part of her artistry. Simple it may be, but it's effective, to which anyone who enjoyed her in Friends can attest.

Why does every actress have to give the same kind of performance or have an arsenal of dramatic personae with which to wow us? Sure, she gets cast in the same kind of roles over and over, but she's hardly the only actress to be typecast in that way.

To compare her with porn queens is just ridiculous...they are caricatures of themselves and give nothing to the audience. Kyoko gives everything she's got, and that's what tugs at the heartstrings and makes her so effective.

She may not be as one-dimensional as you all think. Maybe she'll get a new agent and finally get cast against type and give a breakout performance. I for one will be waiting.

harriet wrote: get cast against type and give a breakout performance. I for one will be waiting.

Given the penchant for type-casting in doramas, easier said than done. Thtat's what I'm afraid of with Manami Konishi, she got her shot at a lead role in the abysmal Kira Kira Kenshuii and now they'll probably say, "Sorry kid, back to girl next door/big sister roles for you" :sweat: [/list:u]

Currently watching Gokusen. Re-watched Hana Yori Dango (both seasons) and GTO too. Looking for another good drama with bits of comedy like Hana Yori Dango. Any suggestions?

Spackle1213 wrote:Currently watching Gokusen. Re-watched Hana Yori Dango (both seasons) and GTO too. Looking for another good drama with bits of comedy like Hana Yori Dango. Any suggestions?

We have a separate Recommendations thread.

gaijinmark wrote: Given the penchant for type-casting in doramas, easier said than done.

Agreed.

Kyoko's career is the very epitome of type-casting...she plays the same bobble headed girl who resorts to playing the cute but dumb one. If that constitutes great acting I wonder why she hasn't received more crtiical acclaim for playing that one note over and over again.

If it's possible she's less than one-dimensional.

Tu_triky wrote:If it's possible she's less than one-dimensional.

So she's a dot.


Dot = dimensionless
Line = one dimension
Square = two dimensions
Cube = three dimensions

Gomen, my geekiness bubbled up. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
So she's a dot.

:hehe: seriously, man. although i agree wholeheartedly with your assessment, i'll leave it at that in the interest of civility.

Finished Anego! But there's a special, so I'll share my thoughts when I've completed that.

Spoiler — click to reveal

and thank god! The ending of the show was so unsatisfying

Like a great philosopher once said: Anego my eggo. :hehe:

My comment at the time and I still stand by it: "Not bad, but Jin sucks. He started to get the hang of it around episode 8, but I still thinks he's not a good actor."

Tu_triky wrote:

Agreed.

Kyoko's career is the very epitome of type-casting...she plays the same bobble headed girl who resorts to playing the cute but dumb one. If that constitutes great acting I wonder why she hasn't received more crtiical acclaim for playing that one note over and over again.

If it's possible she's less than one-dimensional.

*gets out the red and white paint and paints a bullseye on Kyoko*

tabana wrote:Like a great philosopher once said: Anego my eggo. :hehe:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That's great! :hehe: :rofl: :hehe: :rofl: :victory:

Said in this thread, no less. :hehe:
http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.php?p=361411#361411

tabana wrote:Said in this thread, no less. :hehe:
http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.php?p=361411#361411

I missed that somehow. :beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:

Agreed.

Kyoko's career is the very epitome of type-casting...she plays the same bobble headed girl who resorts to playing the cute but dumb one. If that constitutes great acting I wonder why she hasn't received more crtiical acclaim for playing that one note over and over again.

If it's possible she's less than one-dimensional.

You mean kind of like that other dumb blondie Marilyn Monroe - and the fanboys sitll eat up her movies after all this time. (including yours truly).
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watching hanayome to papa eps 5...
it's really interesting and funny...

ralphm1999 wrote:

You mean kind of like that other dumb blondie Marilyn Monroe - and the fanboys sitll eat up her movies after all this time. (including yours truly).
:victory:

Perhaps...I see why you'd make the comparison although I think the cultural impact or popular affinity is not quite the same....at the end of the day we all have our favorites....my thing is this I can like a female celebrity actress but if she's a bad actress I'll call it like I see it.

I read a lot about Marilyn when I was younger in addition to watching her flicks.

tabana wrote:Like a great philosopher once said: Anego my eggo. :hehe:

My comment at the time and I still stand by it: "Not bad, but Jin sucks. He started to get the hang of it around episode 8, but I still thinks he's not a good actor."

I agree with you wholeheartedly...the chemistry b/n ryoko & jin was non-existent....i think she played the role expertly though....in fact i think her portrayal of the older OL was much better than her role as a cop in Unfair. Moreover, how many older female, young guy premises can you take in japanese doramas.... :shakehead: